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A Goatherd was tending his goats out at pasture when he saw a

number of Wild Goats approach and mingle with his flock. At the

end of the day he drove them home and put them all into the pen

together. Next day the weather was so bad that he could not take

them out as usual: so he kept them at home in the pen, and fed

them there. He only gave his own goats enough food to keep them

from starving, but he gave the Wild Goats as much as they could

eat and more; for he was very anxious for them to stay, and he

thought that if he fed them well they wouldn't want to leave him.

When the weather improved, he took them all out to pasture again;

but no sooner had they got near the hills than the Wild Goats

broke away from the flock and scampered off. The Goatherd was

very much disgusted at this, and roundly abused them for their

ingratitude.